Zika or the viruses of globalization

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The mosquito "Aedes aegypti", or tiger mosquito, the same that transmits dengue and Chikungunya, is responsible for the spread of the Zika virus. REUTERS / Paulo Whitaker

By: Caroline Lachowsky

Following our Small and big stories of epidemic, we find the health ecologist Serge Morand who is currently conducting his research in Southeast Asia on the emergence of new viruses like zika, chikungyuya or dengue. So many viruses that also benefit from our globalization.

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